Half Assini

Half Assini
Awiane
Nzema
District Capital
Nickname(s): Matthew Kwaw
Half Assini
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 5°03′N 2°53′W / 5.050°N 2.883°W / 5.050; -2.883Coordinates: 5°03′N 2°53′W / 5.050°N 2.883°W / 5.050; -2.883
Country Ghana
Region Western Region
District Jomoro District
Elevation 30 ft (9 m)
Time zone GMT
 • Summer (DST) GMT

Half Assini, also known as Awiane, is a small town and is the capital of Jomoro district, a district in the Western Region of Ghana. It is the hometown of Kwame Nkrumah's father. Matthew Kwaw and Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana had attended elementary school at Half Assini. It's closer to the western border of Ghana, it's a town with many tourist sites. One of Half Assini's chiefs, Anthony Kwaw, was best friends with Ghana's first president in school. [1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jomoro District
  2. ↑ Touring Ghana - Western Region Archived 2012-05-17 at the Wayback Machine.


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